This page will keep track of every title change that happens in WWE throughout 2021. The list excludes the 24/7 Title, but includes NXT and NXT UK titles.
For a list of every title MATCH in WWE of 2021, click here.
1. January 8
Title: SmackDown Tag Team
New Champion: Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
Defeated: Street Profits
Reign Number: 1
Where: SmackDown
Reign: 127 days
2. January 31
Title: Women’s Tag Team
New Champion: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
Defeated: Asuka & Charlotte Flair
Reign Number: 2
Where: Royal Rumble
Reign: 103 days
3. February 21
Title: United States
New Champion: Riddle
Defeated: Bobby Lashley (c), John Morrison
Reign Number: 1
Where: Elimination Chamber
Reign: 49 days
4. February 21
Title: WWE
New Champion: The Miz
Defeated: Drew McIntyre
Reign Number: 2
Where: Elimination Chamber
Reign: 8 days
5. February 25
Title: NXT UK Tag Team
New Champion: Pretty Deadly
Defeated: Mark Coffey & Wolfgang
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT UK
Reign: 287 days
6. March 1
Title: WWE
New Champion: Bobby Lashley
Defeated: The Miz
Reign Number: 1
Where: Raw
Reign: 196 days
7. March 10
Title: NXT Women’s Tag Team
New Champion: Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez
Defeated: N/A
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT
Reign: <1 day
8. March 10
Title: NXT Women’s Tag Team
New Champion: Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart
Defeated: Dakota Kai & Raquel Gonzalez
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT
Reign: 55 days
9. March 15
Title: Raw Tag Team
New Champion: New Day
Defeated: Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin
Reign Number: 4
Where: Raw
Reign: 26 days
10. March 23
Title: NXT Tag Team
New Champion: Vacant (due to Oney Lorcan injury)
Defeated: Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan
Reign Number: N/A
Where: N/A
Reign: 15 days
11. April 7
Title: NXT Tag Team
New Champion: MSK
Defeated: Grizzled Young Veterans, Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
Reign: 202 days
12. April 7
Title: NXT Women’s
New Champion: Raquel Gonzalez
Defeated: Io Shirai
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
Reign: 201 days
13. April 8
Title: NXT
New Champion: Karrion Kross
Defeated: Finn Balor
Reign Number: 2
Where: NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
Reign: 136 days
14. April 10
Title: Raw Tag Team
New Champion: AJ Styles & Omos
Defeated: New Day
Reign Number: 1
Where: WrestleMania 37 Night 1
Reign: 133 days
15. April 10
Title: SmackDown Women’s
New Champion: Bianca Belair
Defeated: Sasha Banks
Reign Number: 1
Where: WrestleMania 37 Night 1
Reign: 133 days
16. April 11
Title: United States
New Champion: Sheamus
Defeated: Riddle
Reign Number: 3
Where: WrestleMania 37 Night 2
Reign: 132 days
17. April 11
Title: Intercontinental
New Champion: Apollo Crews
Defeated: Big E
Reign Number: 1
Where: WrestleMania 37 Night 2
Reign: 124 days
18. April 11
Title: Raw Women’s
New Champion: Rhea Ripley
Defeated: Asuka
Reign Number: 1
Where: WrestleMania 37 Night 2
Reign: 97 days
19. April 13
Title: NXT Cruiserweight
New Champion: Kushida
Defeated: Santos Escobar
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT
Reign: 160 days
20. May 4
Title: NXT Women’s Tag Team
New Champion: Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
Defeated: Ember Moon & Shotzi Blackheart
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT
Reign: 63 days
21. May 14
Title: WWE Women’s Tag Team
New Champion: Natalya & Tamina
Defeated: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler
Reign Number: 1
Where: SmackDown
Reign: 129 days
22. May 16
Title: SmackDown Tag Team
New Champion: Dominik & Rey Mysterio
Defeated: Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
Reign Number: 1
Where: WrestleMania Backlash
Reign: 62 days
23. May 18
Title: NXT North American
New Champion: Bronson Reed
Defeated: Johnny Gargano
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT
Reign: 41 days
24. May 20
Title: NXT UK Heritage Cup
New Champion: Tyler Bate
Defeated: A-Kid
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT UK
Reign: 160 days
25. June 10
Title: NXT UK Women’s
New Champion: Meiko Satomura
Defeated: Kay Lee Ray
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT UK
Reign: Ongoing
26. June 13
Title: Million Dollar
New Champion: LA Knight
Defeated: Cameron Grimes (vacant)
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT TakeOver: In Your House
Reign: 70 days
27. June 29
Title: NXT North American
New Champion: Isaiah Scott
Defeated: Bronson Reed
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT
Reign: 104 days
28. July 6
Title: NXT Women’s Tag Team
New Champion: Io Shirai & Zoey Stark
Defeated: Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT (Great American Bash)
Reign: 112 days
29. July 18
Title: SmackDown Tag Team
New Champion: Jey & Jimmy Uso
Defeated: Dominik & Rey Mysterio
Reign Number: 5
Where: Money in the Bank (pre-show)
Reign: Ongoing
30. July 18
Title: Raw Women’s
New Champion: Charlotte Flair
Defeated: Rhea Ripley
Reign Number: 5
Where: Money in the Bank
Reign: 1 day
31. July 19
Title: Raw Women’s
New Champion: Nikki ASH
Defeated: Charlotte Flair
Reign Number: 1
Where: Raw
Reign: 33 days
32. August 13
Title: Intercontinental
New Champion: King Nakamura
Defeated: Apollo Crews
Reign Number: 2
Where: SmackDown
Reign: Ongoing
33. August 21
Title: Raw Tag Team
New Champion: RK-Bro
Defeated: AJ Styles & Omos
Reign Number: 1
Where: SummerSlam
Reign: Ongoing
34. August 21
Title: United States
New Champion: Damian Priest
Defeated: Sheamus
Reign Number: 1
Where: SummerSlam
Reign: Ongoing
35. August 21
Title: SmackDown Women’s
New Champion: Becky Lynch
Defeated: Bianca Belair
Reign Number: 4
Where: SummerSlam
Reign: 62 days
36. August 21
Title: Raw Women’s
New Champion: Charlotte Flair
Defeated: Nikki ASH (c), Rhea Ripley
Reign Number: 6
Where: SummerSlam
Reign: 62 days
37. August 22
Title: Million Dollar
New Champion: Cameron Grimes
Defeated: LA Knight
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT TakeOver 36
Reign: Ongoing
38. August 22
Title: NXT UK
New Champion: Ilja Dragunov
Defeated: WALTER
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT TakeOver 36
Reign: Ongoing
39. August 22
Title: NXT
New Champion: Samoa Joe
Defeated: Karrion Kross
Reign Number: 3
Where: NXT TakeOver 36
Reign: Ongoing
40. August 24
Title: Million Dollar
New Champion: Deactivated
Defeated: Cameron Grimes
Reign Number: N/A
Where: NXT
Reign: N/A
41. September 12
Title: NXT
New Champion: Vacant (due to injury to Samoa Joe)
Defeated: Samoa Joe
Reign Number: N/A
Where: N/A
Reign: 2 days
42. September 13
Title: WWE
New Champion: Big E
Defeated: Bobby Lashley
Reign Number: 1
Where: Raw
Reign: 110 days
43. September 14
Title: NXT
New Champion: Tommaso Ciampa
Defeated: LA Knight, Pete Dunne, Von Wagner (vacant)
Reign Number: 2
Where: NXT 2.0
Reign: Ongoing
44. September 20
Title: WWE Women’s Tag Team
New Champion: Nikki ASH & Rhea Ripley
Defeated: Natalya & Tamina
Reign Number: 1
Where: Raw
Reign: Ongoing
45. September 21
Title: NXT Cruiserweight
New Champion: Roderick Strong
Defeated: Kushida
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT 2.0
Reign: Ongoing
46. October 12
Title: NXT North American
New Champion: Carmelo Hayes
Defeated: Isaiah Scott
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT 2.0
Reign: Ongoing
47 & 48. October 22
Title: Raw Women’s
New Champion: Becky Lynch
Defeated: Charlotte Flair (They swapped championships after being drafted to opposite brands)
Reign Number: 2
Where: SmackDown
Reign: Ongoing
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Title: SmackDown Women’s
New Champion: Charlotte Flair
Defeated: Becky Lynch (They swapped championships after being drafted to opposite brands)
Reign Number: 6
Where: SmackDown
Reign: Ongoing
49. October 26
Title: NXT Women’s Tag Team
New Champion: Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne
Defeated: Io Shirai & Zoey Stark (c), Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT 2.0 (Halloween Havoc)
Reign: Ongoing
50. October 26
Title: NXT Women’s
New Champion: Mandy Rose
Defeated: Raquel Gonzalez
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT 2.0 (Halloween Havoc)
Reign: Ongoing
51. October 26
Title: NXT Tag Team
New Champion: Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel
Defeated: MSK
Reign Number: 2
Where: NXT 2.0 (Halloween Havoc)
Reign: Ongoing
52. October 28
Title: NXT UK Heritage Cup
New Champion: Noam Dar
Defeated: Tyler Bate
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT UK
Reign: Ongoing
53. November 22
Title: WWE Women’s Tag Team
New Champion: Carmella & Queen Zelina
Defeated: Nikki ASH & Rhea Ripley
Reign Number: 1
Where: Raw
Reign: Ongoing
54. December 9
Title: NXT UK Tag Team
New Champion: Moustache Mountain
Defeated: Pretty Deadly
Reign Number: 1
Where: NXT UK
Reign: Ongoing
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